We don't even need dominant DBs. Just competent D1 corners and a free safety would have made a big difference this year. As we all know we were just a couple of 3rd and long stops away from 10-2.The Big 10 teams are more masterful of scheduling than Jamie Dixon getting his good RPI's. The bottom of the Big 10 is horrid. It is great having most of the good team in one division. That makes Wisconsin and Nebraska look just as dominant in the other one. If Michigan didn't have a hurt QB, they would have run the table. Leaving the other 2 teams at 10-2 which is still impressive. MSU had a down year. I don't want to take away what PSU did. They beat who they were supposed to beat + 1 (OSU). However, they beat a lot of soup cans. This year was as close as they will get. Michigan will slap them around next year and OSU will too. (If OSU and PSU played 10 times this year, OSU would have won 9) MSU will rebound. Maryland is starting to get the recruits. Rutgers and Indiana will still give PSU 2 wins a year.
Pitt was 1 win away from the conference championship game. They beat the 2 and 5 team in the country. I don't think Pitt is as far away as PSU. Pitt is close and they need to sell that. If Pitt can get a couple dominant CB's, I think that will get them over the top. Nice stable of DL and more athletic LB's coming up. Keep Canada and we should see more scores like the Duke game than the scores against NC.
Nothing more deflating to a team than giving up a 3rd and 15 in the 4th quarter of a close game.